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>> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the community to appear before you today. i'm pleased to appear with general bob kehler, and i echo his comments all across the board, including with senator nelson. i would start up front by echoing some of those comments which is, is it a privilege and honor to lead the soldiers, sailors, airmen, civilians of cybercommand in nsa. we have great people. thanks for what you do to get those great people for us. i'd like to thank you and your colleagues to your support and helping the command move rapidly forward in our efforts to address emerging threats and concerns to our nation. i need to thank all of our partners throughout d.o.d., dhs, and the fbi, and the endeavor to build capability and capacity. cyber is a team sport and we could not have come this far and accomplished as much as we have without them. many changes and substantial progress have been made since i last spoke to the committee almost two years ago. cyberspace has increasingly become more critical to our national and econ
>> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the community to appear before you today. i'm pleased to appear with general bob kehler, and i echo his comments all across the board, including with senator nelson. i would start up front by echoing some of those comments which is, is it a privilege and honor to lead the soldiers, sailors, airmen, civilians of cybercommand in nsa. we have great people. thanks for what you do to get those...
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to see a panel, for example, with at least one conservative like a rush limbaugh, sean hannity, mark levine to even things out a little bit and challenge the democrat in the general election in ways that they don't. we had other stories that were big media stories in 2012. you remember the unfortunate shooting in aurora, colorado, where abc's brian ross, went on the air and looked up in the phone book and found a name that matched the alleged shooter and concluded, gee, he must be part of the tea party. this is the kind of stuff that passes for sober analysis with the mainstream media. there are many others but those two stand out in my mind immediately. jon: christie, your favorites of the year? >> well it is not a surprise i disagree with cal on this one. look, i think the biggest media failure of is the year is failure to report the extreme lurch to the right of the republican party, a party that had gone from being conservative opposition party to one that is more about the transvageal ultrasound, banning of contraception and one that stopped trying to problem solve and now more interes
to see a panel, for example, with at least one conservative like a rush limbaugh, sean hannity, mark levine to even things out a little bit and challenge the democrat in the general election in ways that they don't. we had other stories that were big media stories in 2012. you remember the unfortunate shooting in aurora, colorado, where abc's brian ross, went on the air and looked up in the phone book and found a name that matched the alleged shooter and concluded, gee, he must be part of the...
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specifically in a letter that you wrote to senator levin in november of last year. you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, stating you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concern with the ndaa focus much more on what became of section 1021. to some extent, i think the president indicated he shared some of the concerns. he indicated in his signing statement on december 31st, 2111, as follows. i want to clarify my administration will not detain people without trial. i believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation. my administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that insures that any detention it authorizes complied with the constitutional laws of war and other applicable law. in light of that statement, you know, i was encouraged by that statement. i think it's good. i still had some conce
specifically in a letter that you wrote to senator levin in november of last year. you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, stating you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concern with the ndaa focus much more on what became of section 1021. to some extent, i think the...
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levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those things in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative that he presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax cut. i hope that's good news. i hope we can get the rest of it. but the rest of it has being absolutely ignored. these people said they want to focus on job creation and get the economy moving again. and what's incredible about today is we have our republican colleagues advocating a course of action which if we took them seriously would wreak absolute havoc in the economy. it would destroy jobs throughout the economy. that's not just me saying it. that's republican economists, independent economists, d
levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those things in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative that he presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax...
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the documents are prime document. >> i'll give and levin decaf. what's shameful with all due respect to the family of brian terry. with all due respect to the family, no one can understand their pain, but those who were using this death as a political football ought to be ashamed of themselves trying to tie this to the obama administration as if the obama administration doesn't care about them and it doesn't matter to them that people died. there should not be that kind of a link. that's shameful. megyn: good debate as always. we are coming back with dr. keith ablow on some of the more bizarre things we have seen. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. ant
the documents are prime document. >> i'll give and levin decaf. what's shameful with all due respect to the family of brian terry. with all due respect to the family, no one can understand their pain, but those who were using this death as a political football ought to be ashamed of themselves trying to tie this to the obama administration as if the obama administration doesn't care about them and it doesn't matter to them that people died. there should not be that kind of a link. that's...
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with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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joining me now, michigan congressman levine, ranking democrat on the house ways and means committee. thank you for your time. >> good to be here. >> you said that the governor divided michigan, that this is his legacy, frightful not only for him but the people of the state and for the middle class. how are you processing what's happened this morning in your home state? >> it's a terrible result. here's what's at stake. a voice for workers in the workplace. this turbulence, by the way, is bad for michigan. it is also bad for the workplace because workers want a voice and they got one. they want to be sure that when conditions are set, they're part of the process. and essentially, here's what happens under so-called -- under this so-called bill. look. it isn't a matter of freedom. what it says is this. when a union is picked, when people are able to select a bargaining representative by majority vote, the person who represe represents, the group that represents those workers has to represent everybody freely and completely. there can be no discrimination. they don't have to pay union d
joining me now, michigan congressman levine, ranking democrat on the house ways and means committee. thank you for your time. >> good to be here. >> you said that the governor divided michigan, that this is his legacy, frightful not only for him but the people of the state and for the middle class. how are you processing what's happened this morning in your home state? >> it's a terrible result. here's what's at stake. a voice for workers in the workplace. this turbulence, by...
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levin. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to the ranking member on trade, mr. mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s. businesses and workers to see the benefits of russia's w.t.o. obligations. will russia always honor these obligations on its own initiative? probably not. but russia's w.t.o. membership means we can at least hold them to those obligations, and we must be prepared to enforce those obligations. that is a lesson we learned the hard way over the last few years. this bill actually does that. this bill has strong anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions. it has mechanisms to help strengthen our intellectual p
levin. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to the ranking member on trade, mr. mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s....
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. >> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and other members of the committee, i want to thank you for opportunity to join my long-time friend and professional colleague general clapper in representing the men and women of the united states intelligence community. i would like to begin with current military operations in afghanistan. we assessed deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and skurtd. the afghan army remains reliant on isaf for key combat support such as logistics, intelligence and transmit. while performance improved in some operations when partnered with isaf units, additional gains will require sustained mentoring and support. despite successful coalition targeting, the taliban remains resilient and able to replace leadership losses while competing to provide governance at the local level. from ms. pakistani safe havens, the taliban leadership is confident of eventual victory. to the west iran remains committed to threatening u.s. interests in the region through its support to terrorists and militant groups, including i
. >> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and other members of the committee, i want to thank you for opportunity to join my long-time friend and professional colleague general clapper in representing the men and women of the united states intelligence community. i would like to begin with current military operations in afghanistan. we assessed deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and skurtd. the afghan army remains reliant on isaf...
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>> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the community to appear before you today. i'm pleased to appear with general bob kehler, and i echo his comments all across the board, including with senator nelson. i would start up front by echoing some of those comments which is, is it a privilege and honor to lead the soldiers, sailors, airmen, civilians of cybercommand in nsa. we have great people. thanks for what you do to get those great people for us. i'd like to thank you and your colleagues to your support and helping the command move rapidly forward in our efforts to address emerging threats and concerns to our nation. i need to thank all of our partners throughout d.o.d., dhs, and the fbi, and the endeavor to build capability and capacity. cyber is a team sport and we could not have come this far and accomplished as much as we have without them. many changes and substantial progress have been made since i last spoke to the committee almost two years ago. cyberspace has increasingly become more critical to our national and econ
>> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the community to appear before you today. i'm pleased to appear with general bob kehler, and i echo his comments all across the board, including with senator nelson. i would start up front by echoing some of those comments which is, is it a privilege and honor to lead the soldiers, sailors, airmen, civilians of cybercommand in nsa. we have great people. thanks for what you do to get those...
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i talked to senator carl levin, snorch senator in michigan where my dad lives and the next things we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we'd like to perform the symphony. >> i was kind of worried what i would see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw that it was a total piece of music, very accessible, very melodic, ne-yo romantic. it has a special meaning when you sit down and you play something and you know exactly what's behind it. >> so the first movement of my symphony is about the sadness of that period, the extreme sadness and sorrow of the holocaust and the terrible loss of life. the second movement is sort of being geared for war. and the third movement is the warfare itself. the boys going to omaha beach and invading germany. at the end of that movement i have a victory march. [ applause ] wonderful. >> he certainly does deserve that salute. one of our many heroes who we should be honoring today. >>> the anglican church has a new leader but where does the new archbishop of canterbury stand on same-sex marriage and other hot button issues and wh
i talked to senator carl levin, snorch senator in michigan where my dad lives and the next things we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we'd like to perform the symphony. >> i was kind of worried what i would see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw that it was a total piece of music, very accessible, very melodic, ne-yo romantic. it has a special meaning when you sit down and you play something and you know exactly what's behind it. >> so the first...
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the clerk: senators levin, lieberman, reed of rhode island, akaka, nelson of nebraska, webb, mccaskill, udall of colorado, hagan, begich, manchin, shaheen, blumenthal, mccain, inhofe, sessions, chambliss, wicker, brown of massachusetts, portman, ayotte, collins, graham, cornyn and vitter. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island is recognized. mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent that we continue in morning business until 7:00 p.m. the presiding officer: is there an objection? no objection, so ordered. mr. whitehouse: i note the absencabsence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. begich: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska is recognized. beck beck recognized. mr. begich: i ask we vacate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. begich: you now lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to h.r. 2838. the presiding officer: the clerk lays before the senate a message from the house. the clerk: resolve th
the clerk: senators levin, lieberman, reed of rhode island, akaka, nelson of nebraska, webb, mccaskill, udall of colorado, hagan, begich, manchin, shaheen, blumenthal, mccain, inhofe, sessions, chambliss, wicker, brown of massachusetts, portman, ayotte, collins, graham, cornyn and vitter. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island is recognized. mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent that we continue in morning business until 7:00 p.m. the...
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levin. he shares n/a with someone wanted by federal authorities. has he been able to clear his name? we have an update. >> there has been some resolution. they figure that i am not that person, sort of. >> he knows what is like to be a wanted man. he discovered this when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and then detained by police. they told him there was at that stand and -- outstanding federal warrant for him. >> it is for counterfeiting and forgery. i said i have no idea what you're talking about. drexel local police did not have enough information to hold him and told him to contact a secret service but all he got from them was confirmation there was a warrant out for david levin. he got this passport and figured everything was fine. they got into canada, no problem. coming back, the scare of their lives of the border. >> i woke up because i am in the passenger side and i see officers running out and they're pulling their weapons and i looked at him and said, something is go
levin. he shares n/a with someone wanted by federal authorities. has he been able to clear his name? we have an update. >> there has been some resolution. they figure that i am not that person, sort of. >> he knows what is like to be a wanted man. he discovered this when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and then detained by police. they told him there was at that stand and -- outstanding federal warrant for him. >> it is for counterfeiting and forgery. i said i...
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and senator levin's proposal is fairly specific and how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and then maybe agree to some of the changes. and that would be very much like what happened in 1975. it was part of the agreement was that they put in rule five for the first time. it had never been there. okay, came this close but we're not going to do. we're going to put that in the rules. but you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that you get another even handshake or implicit agreement between reid and mcconnell that will be a change in the way they do things now. there will be more willingness to offer amendments and in return fewer frivolous filibusters but and it might include something, remember, we saw last year a very i've it's a commendable step in a bipartisan fashion in the senate to try to streamline executive nominations, removing some that should be senate confirmable and creating grievance otherwise. at the use of the hold which is done by all senators, and then often not because of ob
and senator levin's proposal is fairly specific and how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and then maybe agree to some of the changes. and that would be very much like what happened in 1975. it was part of the agreement was that they put in rule five for the first time. it had never been there. okay, came this close but we're not going to do. we're going to put that in the rules. but you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that...
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levin. mr. levin: i yield myself 15 seconds. it's ironic that the gentleman from illinois min midses adding $50 billion to the deficit over 10 years of continued -- if continued, which is your policy, would be $1 trillion. that's something you just shrug your shoulders at? i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, another distinguished member of our coittee, earl blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you. it is an interesting question, which lane are we going to choose. the study that's been offered by our friends on the other side of the aisle is bogus and i invite people to actually look at it and look at the critiques that have been offered up. but we've had a real-life experiment. because these tax rates that are being talked about are exactly what we had in the clinton years. at which time some of our good friends on the other side of the aisle predicted calamity. job loss. the economy would crash. what in fact happened is we had 22 million jobs t
levin. mr. levin: i yield myself 15 seconds. it's ironic that the gentleman from illinois min midses adding $50 billion to the deficit over 10 years of continued -- if continued, which is your policy, would be $1 trillion. that's something you just shrug your shoulders at? i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, another distinguished member of our coittee, earl blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you. it is an...
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levin. look, i think we all benefit from the federal employees who are doing research at nih into life-saving curious and treatments. i think we all benefit from the folks in the intelligence community, who help track down osama bin laden. i don't think this is an issue of whether or not we represent a small number or a lot of federal employees. again, i think we all benefit and i think the american people benefits from that. let me start with the vote mr. upton referenced in the house. the reasoned that such a big vote, i think the gentleman knows is because you coupled a freeze on congressional salaries with a freeze on all federal employees salaries. as mr. carden mentioned i think we can settle the question of pay freeze for congressional salaries. we can all support that and if the chairman wants to entertain a motion we can do that right now. but let's not mix up the two and the reason you have that vote is -- i heard from a lot of my colleagues, they were afraid they would be accused
levin. look, i think we all benefit from the federal employees who are doing research at nih into life-saving curious and treatments. i think we all benefit from the folks in the intelligence community, who help track down osama bin laden. i don't think this is an issue of whether or not we represent a small number or a lot of federal employees. again, i think we all benefit and i think the american people benefits from that. let me start with the vote mr. upton referenced in the house. the...
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levin. mr. levin: how much time is there on each side? the speaker pro tempore: 6 1/2 for you. 6 1/2 for mr. camp. mr. levin: i yield two minutes to mr. kind from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. kind: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member for yielding me this time. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, just to set the record straight, the amendment that was offered by mr. mcdermott at the rules committee and what our ranking member levin and us democrats in the ways and means committee supported offered an immediate expenses, a bonused appreciation for capital investment for small businesses that was fully offset. and fully paid for by eliminating the tax breaks that large oil companies are receiving today who are sitting on record profits, with record high prices and it wouldn't add a nickel to the deficit. and that's why i adamantly oppose the underlying bill before us today. it's the here-we-go-again central drom down here. how deep are -- syndrome down here. how deep are we going to create this
levin. mr. levin: how much time is there on each side? the speaker pro tempore: 6 1/2 for you. 6 1/2 for mr. camp. mr. levin: i yield two minutes to mr. kind from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. kind: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member for yielding me this time. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, just to set the record straight, the amendment that was offered by mr. mcdermott at the rules committee and what our ranking member levin and us democrats...
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. >> joining us this week, rep sander levin, democrat from michigan. thank you for being here. and joining us to question him are gail russell chaddock, washington editor of "the christian science monitor" and david leitman from mcclatchy. >> there's a lot coming up this year. we have one week in session next week and then six or eight days in september. then elections. in the fiscal cliff. is congress really have enough time in those eight days plus next week to assure the country that all is well heading into these elections? >> indeed, i think the battle next week may give people some discouragement, though i would hope it might encourage people. we're going back about over one of the key issues related to the long term. that is whether revenues will be a part of the solution. the republicans are essentially saying that we cannot touch the income taxes of the very high income families. that is their position and they are stuck on it, i think it does not bode well. i was looking a few days ago about the income figures for 2010, the latest we have them. the upper 1% receive 93
. >> joining us this week, rep sander levin, democrat from michigan. thank you for being here. and joining us to question him are gail russell chaddock, washington editor of "the christian science monitor" and david leitman from mcclatchy. >> there's a lot coming up this year. we have one week in session next week and then six or eight days in september. then elections. in the fiscal cliff. is congress really have enough time in those eight days plus next week to assure...
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levine with a seven on the hole shot a 4-under 75. ward back with 6-under 65 to finish at 16-under and captures first pga title just a week after blowing a seven-shot final ruined lead at torrey pines. -- final round lead at torrey pines. >>> when we return the great comeback story of one julian kinnard. >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> welcome back. julian kinnard will play football next year at damascus high school. for any kid that's a pretty big accomplishment, but for someone who has gone through what kinnard has it's close to a miracle. lindsay murphy with more on his inspirational story. >> reporter: like many young men, 13-year-old julian kinnard has dreams of playing in the nfl and those dreams just may come true. this year kinnard the quarterback led his damascus cougars team to an undefeated season and the state title. you would never know by seeing his competitive spirit and constant smile that just two years ago julian was near death in the hospital. new year's
levine with a seven on the hole shot a 4-under 75. ward back with 6-under 65 to finish at 16-under and captures first pga title just a week after blowing a seven-shot final ruined lead at torrey pines. -- final round lead at torrey pines. >>> when we return the great comeback story of one julian kinnard. >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> welcome back. julian kinnard will play football next year at damascus high...
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levin. >> thank you, mr. levin. i just want to start by emphasizing a point where i hope we'll eventually have consensus, which is that our focus and priority should be on the three items that were mentioned, extending the payroll tax cut to 160 americans, extend unemployment insurance for folks who are out of work through no fault of their own and, three -- it seems to me the next round of issues, if there are to be other issues, should be those where there's consensus, where we're not slowing down the priority work on focus on the other three. so we just had a conversation on boiler mack rules. i don't want to get into the substance of it. clearly there was a difference of opinion. concerned that would slow the process down if we failed to meet consensus. with respect to -- i agree with senator crapo. you laid out some of the statistics from the treasury department. it makes sense. there may be some extenders where there can be consensus but i would just put forward this one caveat, which is that we've been focuse
levin. >> thank you, mr. levin. i just want to start by emphasizing a point where i hope we'll eventually have consensus, which is that our focus and priority should be on the three items that were mentioned, extending the payroll tax cut to 160 americans, extend unemployment insurance for folks who are out of work through no fault of their own and, three -- it seems to me the next round of issues, if there are to be other issues, should be those where there's consensus, where we're not...
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levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those thgs in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative thate presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax cut. i hope that's good news. i hope we can get the rest of it. but the rest of it has being absolutely ignored. these people said they want to focus on job creation and get the economy moving again. and what's incredible about today is we have our republican colleagues advocang a course of action which if we took them seriously would wreak absolute havoc in the economy. it would destroy jobs throughout the economy. that's not just me saying it. that's republican economists, indendent economists, democrati
levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those thgs in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative thate presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax cut....
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levin. mr. levin: how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan has 2 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 3 1/4 minutes. mr. levin: do you have more than one? mr. camp: i have one more and then myself. at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. lankford: thank you, mr. speaker. there has been tremendous hyperbole in the congress today. all this energy how we're trying to raise taxes on different groups. let's clear this up. this is about keeping the rates the same for another year for all americans. really this debate is not about tax rates. the problem that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seem to identify is the problem in america is that some people in america have too much money and the solution to fix this problem is if people go down the street, find someone with a bigger
levin. mr. levin: how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan has 2 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 3 1/4 minutes. mr. levin: do you have more than one? mr. camp: i have one more and then myself. at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. lankford: thank...
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levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: this bill is mainly a smokescreen. it is an effort to cover up the failure, indeed the refusal of republicans to act on the key issue facing our nation, jobs and economic growth. as ranking member, i sent a letter last friday to dave camp who chairs the committee with the jurisdiction over the bill before us today urging action on six major jobs bills within the committee's jurisdiction. extension of the section 48-c advanced energy manufacturing credit. extension of the production tax credit for wind power. and other vital advanced energy incentives. extension of the highly successful build america bonds program which financed more than $180 billion in infrastructure investment. exclusion of the -- extension of the 100% bonus depreciation. creation of a 10% income tax credit for small businesses that do create new jobs or increase their pay control. -- payroll. an extens
levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: this bill is mainly a smokescreen. it is an effort to cover up the failure, indeed the refusal of republicans to act on the key issue facing our nation, jobs and economic growth. as ranking member, i sent a letter last friday to dave camp who chairs the committee with the jurisdiction over the bill before us today urging action on six major jobs bills within the...
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he totally flipped and rejected the pleas of senator debby standard of care stabenow, sandy levin, all of the rest of the delegation john conyers. they asked him, don't sign this thing. let the legislate do its thing. don't sign this thing. if you do sign it, if you feel you have to sign it, then at least veto out the money in it. and if there is no money in it, then that right-to-work legislation could be subject to a referendum. it would go to the people and the people would get to vote on whether the they approve it or not. governor rick snyder having already, number 1, again, flipped from non-support to support, he then rejected their pleas. he signed the legislation and he left the money in meaning it cannot be the subject of a refer endim. there is no doubt why he did it. let's talk about it. 866-55-press. as president obama said the other day, this will legislation is anti-worker. what it means is it encourage people to freeload encourages people who work in union shops to refuse to pay their dues but yet they still get all of the benefits that all of the other dues-paying membe
he totally flipped and rejected the pleas of senator debby standard of care stabenow, sandy levin, all of the rest of the delegation john conyers. they asked him, don't sign this thing. let the legislate do its thing. don't sign this thing. if you do sign it, if you feel you have to sign it, then at least veto out the money in it. and if there is no money in it, then that right-to-work legislation could be subject to a referendum. it would go to the people and the people would get to vote on...
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levin for the purposes of an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome. thank you for coming. today's hearing is this committee's commercial examination of what tax reform might mean for a very specific set of tax provisions, those designed to promote retirement savings. tax preferred retirement savings have benefited tens of millions of american families. the estimates of exactly how many vary, but most find that 40% to 50% of all workers are covered by an employer sponsored retirement plan, some 60 million to 70 million people. employer-sponsored plans including defined contribution and defined benefit plans, private and public sector, hold assets of $9.3 trillion held that amount as of the end of last year, and an additional 49 million households hold $4.7 trillion in iras. the tax preferred retirement system is voluntary. employers are not required to offer retirement plans. but i think we'll hear today that employers basically understand the current system, and that it works for them in terms of allowing them to offer retirement benefits to their wor
levin for the purposes of an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome. thank you for coming. today's hearing is this committee's commercial examination of what tax reform might mean for a very specific set of tax provisions, those designed to promote retirement savings. tax preferred retirement savings have benefited tens of millions of american families. the estimates of exactly how many vary, but most find that 40% to 50% of all workers are covered by an employer sponsored...
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we have here one whole column, "goal." >> levine: that's not... >> kroft: "goal." >> levine: that's not... that's not from our company, steve. i don't know where that came from. >> kroft: it's not from your company? it's... i don't... one of your hospitals. >> levine: steve, we don't have any kind of goals. i don't know what the percent admissions are at that hospital. maybe they are actually 20%, but the... the admissions goal at any hospital is driven only by what the normal trend is for that hospital. >> kroft: we talked to a hundred people who say that there was pressure from the corporate level to admit people. are they all lying? >> levine: steve, we have one goal. and... and... and i'm not going to... i'm not... i'm not going to judge anybody else. our goal is... i... each and every patient that comes into the hospital is a unique and special circumstance. >> kroft: hardly anyone we talked to complained about the quality of care at h.m.a. hospitals, only the quantity of care. and we were not the first to raise the subject of inappropriate admissions with corporate executives. pau
we have here one whole column, "goal." >> levine: that's not... >> kroft: "goal." >> levine: that's not... that's not from our company, steve. i don't know where that came from. >> kroft: it's not from your company? it's... i don't... one of your hospitals. >> levine: steve, we don't have any kind of goals. i don't know what the percent admissions are at that hospital. maybe they are actually 20%, but the... the admissions goal at any hospital...
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once again, i want to thank chairman camp, ranking member levin and the members of this committee for inviting me today. i very much appreciate this opportunity to testify and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. thank you. >> thank you, hanland. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. the main point of my temperature is the responsiveness to tax policies can be affected by the financial implications of those policies. first i'll offer some general examples of the importance of financial accounting to managers of publicly traded companies. one example is in a study of companies accused by the sec of fraudulently overstating accounting earnings. it tushes out that these companies also overstated their income to the irs and paid taxes on their inflate add counting income. this suggests that the companies were willing to pay substantial sums of cash in order to report higher financial accounting earnings. in the literature we call this "the book tax tradeoff." a second example is in a survey of tax executives of publicly-traded companies. 85% of th
once again, i want to thank chairman camp, ranking member levin and the members of this committee for inviting me today. i very much appreciate this opportunity to testify and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. thank you. >> thank you, hanland. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. the main point of my temperature is the responsiveness to tax policies can be affected by the financial implications of those policies. first i'll offer some...
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levin levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at 2:00 p.m. today, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the udall amendment number 2985. further, there be no second-degree amendment in order to the amendment prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i want to commend chairman levin, who has brought his usual thoughtful approach to these issues for his help specifically in two areas. i've been especially interested in. i also see my friend, senator mccain, on the floor. he and i have worked together often on these issues and other matters and i want to thank him for his wise counci counsel as . i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant colonel matt groves, a department of defense fellow assigned to my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the date on s. 3254, the national defense authorization act. the presiding officer: w
levin levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at 2:00 p.m. today, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the udall amendment number 2985. further, there be no second-degree amendment in order to the amendment prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i want...
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mark levin says we're seriously plucked. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >> neil: you know, who does big bird's p.r.? he is like eight-foot money-making machine. if the gdp of most of latin america and funded entirely by us and romney's comment in a debate he wants to stop public funding for pbs and by extension, big bird and his pals. it's going to trigger a rally on washington. at the white house, washington mall, they will be gathering hundreds and thousands of pbs supporters who are going to be november 3 in defense of public support and broadcasting. the troo
mark levin says we're seriously plucked. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard...
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levin, is recognized. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: yesterday, republicans voted to put tax cuts for millionaires as their priority over giving 114 million middle-class americans certainty. today they are doubling down on that agenda. the so-called principles laid out in this bill would rig tax reform to shift the burden of taxes further onto the middle class and ship jobs overseas. the joint economic committee analysis as described here found that the average millionaire would get another $331,000 in tax cuts while middle-class families making less than $250,000 would see their taxes go up by an average of $4,500. for millionaires a tax break, $331,000. for middle-class families, taxes more at $4,500. that's the joint economic committee analysis. and why? because the only way to finance these massive tax cuts for the highest earners is to eliminate or significantly curtail provisions that support the middle class. these are not loophol
levin, is recognized. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: yesterday, republicans voted to put tax cuts for millionaires as their priority over giving 114 million middle-class americans certainty. today they are doubling down on that agenda. the so-called principles laid out in this bill would rig tax reform to shift the burden of taxes further onto the middle class and ship...
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levine. next speaker. >> i participated in the northeast steading and the embarcadero steady, and out of that process, i started this organization to try to bring non financially interested parties together, whether that the people who were not homeowners or those who are not connected with the community. i think it is important to have more voices at the table. as part of the study, ultimately, it was decided that a bunch of 84-foot-tall buildings were not the best for the site. there is a presentation of how to step down plan is important. it is inappropriate because it respects the situation and makes a much better project. my group is particularly interested in the public benefits of this project. right now,
levine. next speaker. >> i participated in the northeast steading and the embarcadero steady, and out of that process, i started this organization to try to bring non financially interested parties together, whether that the people who were not homeowners or those who are not connected with the community. i think it is important to have more voices at the table. as part of the study, ultimately, it was decided that a bunch of 84-foot-tall buildings were not the best for the site. there is...
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senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. a living, breathing intelligence helping business, do more business. in here, opportunities are created and protect
senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. if you made a list of countries...
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senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. [ female announcer ] removing facial hair can be irritating. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. and as gentle as a feather. it's showtime for savings. excuse me, sir, how much are you charging for your popcorn? $4.00. $4.00. i'm just going to let the people have a choice. $1.00 for popcorn. come and get it. guess we'll make it two. you got it. progressive showed me my options, i'm showing you yours. $1.00, fresh popcor
senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. [ female announcer ] removing...
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data from housing trends make home depot a buy because people are remodeling, spending the homes the levin, home sales rise to a near two year high. the economy moving in the right direction. national was a season for business economics forecasts have raised their expectations for employment in home construction and business spending. why? because the economy is moving in the right direction. consumer confidence is up for the sixth straight months to build along with that today if i recall the numbers unemployment claims are at the lowest level for the most consecutive level since march of 08. i like to do that because this is a budget committee meeting. we want to talk about not only cuts but where we are in this economy. is it where we want it to be? no. kanaby bigger? yes. is it better? absolutely. so i want to put it in context here. i do want to come to my colleagues on the other side, i can answer your question on the insurance premiums, not that i want to see any premiums increase but they pay a lower premium, lower co-payment than the folks that work in the federal government as a
data from housing trends make home depot a buy because people are remodeling, spending the homes the levin, home sales rise to a near two year high. the economy moving in the right direction. national was a season for business economics forecasts have raised their expectations for employment in home construction and business spending. why? because the economy is moving in the right direction. consumer confidence is up for the sixth straight months to build along with that today if i recall the...
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senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. over a senateom going cliff on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this assurance of two amendments per side up front. the second additional option of the majority leader would be where there is a joint cloture petition. we will open it up to questions. this is consistent with senate rules 5. we do not break the rules to change the rules. we stopped a procedure which is -- we adopt a procedure which is totally consistent with senate rule 5 which says the following -- the rules of the senate shall continue from congress to congress until they are changed as provided for by these rules, which of
senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. over a senateom going cliff on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether...
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levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i shall consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i hope everybody's been listening to this. what has become clear is this -- the republicans have a three-act play. first, repeal ipab. next, repeal the rest of health care reform. and finally, repeal medicare. it is so hypocritical to come forth and say that the efforts of republicans is to protect medicare when the purpose of it is to destroy it. that's what would happen if they had prevailed before. that's what would happen if they prevail today with their voucher plan. and so the third act really came forth before the first act. so they wrote out yesterday their budget plan that essentially would repeal medicare, would destroy it. . it would be a voucher and in time, the end of medicare. essential commitment to the seniors of this country and we democrats are determined to thwart every effort. now as to the first act, repeal ipab. you know, it's interesting that medicare is a majo
levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i shall consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i hope everybody's been listening to this. what has become clear is this -- the republicans have a three-act play. first, repeal ipab. next, repeal the rest of health care reform. and finally, repeal medicare. it is so hypocritical to come forth and say that the efforts of republicans is to protect medicare when the purpose of it is to destroy it. that's what would happen if they...
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levin and then come back. >> i leave my comments to the third round. i don't know if -- all right, so the two of you will split the second round. i don't know about you, mr. van holland. >> and chairman -- is this on? there we go. i think it's on. chairman, to me i'm going to keep this drum beat going. we've got work to do and we're on the clock. today's the second of february, we have 27 days before our authority expires to extend the pay roll tax cut for 160 million working, tax paying americans, to extend the insurance benefits for up to 5 million americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and to make sure that some 48 million seniors in our country continue to have access to the doctors they've come to count on under medicare. but the little secret that all 20 of us know in this room that most americans don't know is that we really don't have 27 days. in the house we have no more than 13 legislative days left before the end of this month. and so at least on the house side and i suspect the senate is fairly similar in terms of
levin and then come back. >> i leave my comments to the third round. i don't know if -- all right, so the two of you will split the second round. i don't know about you, mr. van holland. >> and chairman -- is this on? there we go. i think it's on. chairman, to me i'm going to keep this drum beat going. we've got work to do and we're on the clock. today's the second of february, we have 27 days before our authority expires to extend the pay roll tax cut for 160 million working, tax...
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levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety community will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. he vip: i yield one minute@distinguished gentlelady , ms. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i would like to enter into the record letters from public employees who are wondering why they had to sacrifice $60 billion of reductions over the last decade when they didn't create the deficit, yet they're asked to pay for it. the speaker pro tempore: you want to enter into the record, without objection. ms. e
levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety community will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: i reserve. the...